We started talking about Asher's birthday a couple of weeks before the actual day. I was hoping he would understand, at least a little, that it was a special day all about him. While at the store a few days before I needed to get some candles for the cake. Asher was so excited when he saw them, he wouldn't even let me put them in the cart because he had to hold them the whole trip. He started singing Happy Birthday and pretending to blow them out. He carried around the "birthdays" all day (including a trip to Old Navy) and asked for them first thing the next morning. I'm pretty sure his favorite part about birthdays are candles now. He's a funny kid.
This year and last we decided to celebrate Asher's actual birthday with just our little family. It's a tradition that I have really enjoyed and I think it's something that we will continue. It was on a Friday so Tim took the day off of work. The night before we blew up a bunch of balloons so Asher would see them right when he came downstairs in the morning. He loved it! We also had his gifts out and let him open them before we even had breakfast. It took a few minutes before he realized the presents were for him and that he should open them but once he realized he did great. We gave him a couple of books and a tricycle.
After gifts and breakfast we got cleaned up and headed to the zoo. This was Asher's first trip to the zoo since he has been old enough to enjoy it. It was a really fun day and I think he really enjoyed it. His favorite animals were the gorillas, the otters, the polar bear and the giraffes. The only disappointing part was that he kept asking about hippos. We didn't realize the zoo didn't have hippos anymore and told him we would see them. He didn't forget and really wanted to see some hippos. We were bummed they were gone. Greyson did great just hanging out in the baby carrier all day.
After the zoo, we headed home for naps. Tim put together Asher's bike (with Ashers help, of course) and he rode it around the house all evening. He isn't quite big enough to reach the pedals so we got one that has a handle on the back so we can push him around. He loved having Tim push him around. We had a little cake and let Asher blow out some candles. We had to sing and do candles twice since he enjoyed it so much the first time. He knew just what to do. He had a huge grin the whole time we sang and blew the candles right out.
On Saturday evening we had a little get together to celebrate with extended family. We decided not to do an actual party this year since I wasn't sure I would feel up to it with Greyson being just a month old. It was nice to just keep it simple. In attendance were my Dad, Leslie, Keaton and Ryan as well as Tim's parents and brother Aaron. Leslie made an adorable tractor cake that Asher loved. I started asking him a couple of weeks early if he would want a tractor cake or a Mickey cake. It was pretty clear he wanted a tractor cake. I thought I would make one myself but once Leslie said she would make him a cake we knew that would be perfect. It turned out a million times better than anything I would ever be able to do! He was spoiled with a basketball hoop, a little table and chairs, a train set, a tractor and some new clothes. When we moved into our house he also got a new dresser as an early birthday gift from my mom and Rudy. We had a lot of fun and are very grateful that Asher has so many people who love him!
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